I'm Suffocating in Gossip

     Hey everyone! I'm still on my third book, Lord of The Flies by William Golding, but I'm progressing. Although I havn't been reading everyday like I'm supposed to, I've already read about half of the book and still have about one week before the deadline to finish it. For these past few weeks I've only been reading 15 minutes per week...Hopefully I will be able to make time to read and push through it by the end of this week. Also, I'm still looking for a good book off the AP list to read after I complete reading this one. It will probably won't be as difficult as Lord of The Flies is.
    While I was reading last week, there was this one quote that really stood out to me. Ralf was venturing out in the jungle when he realized that "he was surrounded on all sides by chasms of empty air"(150). He was frightened and wanted to hide. So basically, he was encircled by openings and fissures in the ground while exploring the jungle and having a feeling that something was watching him. I can totally relate to this in a figurative manner because when I was in sixth grade I hung out with some friends who were actually two-faced to me. They were my only "friends" that I had during that time. I felt devastated because no matter what I would do or where I would go, these "friends" would always be gossiping about me and leaving me out on purpose. In a way it seemed like I was always surrounded them and it was difficult to get through to the other side. They were the chasms blocking me from my freedom. Their gossip and attitude toward me was like the empty air  that I was suffocating in.
     I feel like the author used this quote mainly for imagery because of the situation Ralf was in. The syntax and diction in this quote made it more interesting because it was full of fear. I wonder if Golding knew that this specific text had two meanings because unfortunately, there are many people in this world who are victims of bullying that need to be able to breathe peace.
   

I Get Lost in All the Details

     Hey y'all! I'm on my third book lord of the Flies by William Golding. In my opinion, it's a difficult read because I get lost in all the details about everything. I havn't been motivated at all to read it outside of class because I don't understand what's going on half the time. Reading 15 minutes and 14 pages per day is what I have accomplished theses few weeks. So I've already read about 1/3 of this book. From what I read and understood, the story is very adventurous and at the same time full of fear of what's going to happen next. This is my least favorite book that I've read so far, but I will take it as a challenge to strenghthen and excell in my weaknesses. I havn't decided the next book that I'm going read, but I know that it will be off the AP list.
     The one quote that stood out to me most was " The thing is - fear can't hurt you anymore than a dream" because it's so true and is appliable to our own lives. The only way to protect yourself from being injured from fear is to face it courageously, otherwise it hurt you if you let it grow. This quote was placed in a critical moment in the book when fear was in every character's mind. I was reminded of this one movie that I watched where a man had been stranded on a island as well. The fear he had of not surviving almost destroyed him, but towards the end of the movie he let the fear fall to ground to be trampled on and he kept on moving forward until he got rescued. If I were at least one of the characters in Lord of the Flies, I would of gone crazy because I would of let the fear of not surviving the beast eat me psychologically without knowing it. I would only be able to face my fears if I actually had courage. I'm not sure if all of the characters in William Golding's novel will be haunted by the fear of being killed by the beast or if they will actually will be killed by the beast. Hopefully all goes well.